Employment intensive investment news
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News
Upskilling local contractors in routine road maintenance for better performance and workmanship
15 September 2020
The evident and vital role local contractors play in infrastructure development and employment creation in the construction sector provide recognition for essential investment in upskilling for better performance and workmanship.
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Workers help clear Beirut explosion wreckage under ILO programme
09 September 2020
ILO's Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme (EIIP) creates 200 decent jobs for Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees, 15 per cent of whom are women, in efforts to restore livelihoods and support the clear-up operation in Beirut.
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Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme
ILO and German officials meet Beirut blast clear-up workers
08 September 2020
Workers mobilized as part of the ILO’s Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme are contributing to the city-wide clear-up operation.
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Our impact, their voices
Clean water for life and livelihoods amid pandemic
01 September 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for clean water to prevent infection, while making it more difficult for some remote and vulnerable communities to access supplies. In the Philippines, an ILO-Japan project is developing better water supply systems, providing local jobs and promoting safe and healthy working conditions.
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Employment Intensive Infrastructure
ILO supports Beirut explosion clearing efforts through decent job creation
17 August 2020
After the explosion that devastated parts of the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4th, the International Labour Organization has mobilized its Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme to clear the rubble, and in the process create decent jobs for Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees.
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Employment Intensive Infrastructure
ILO creates decent jobs to support Beirut explosion clearing operations
14 August 2020
The International Labour Organization has mobilized its Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme in Lebanon to clear rubble in the aftermath of the Beirut explosion.
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Statement
ILO's statement at the IUCN launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions
27 July 2020
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News
The ILO participates in the IUCN launch of the Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions
27 July 2020
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Our impact, their voices
At Mbera refugee camp, in Mauritania, the ILO is training young people in building trades
19 June 2020
At the hands-on construction training site of the PECOBAT project, students are building an elementary school for the camp’s children, while learning skills that will make them more employable.
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News
ILO participates in a webinar on nature-based solutions
22 May 2020